Lead in interior and exterior paints of kindergartens in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

ABSTRACT: The problem of childhood lead (Pb) poisoning has been recognised for more than a century and remains an important threat to children's health and development. In this study, paints have been sampled from various interior and exterior structures and equipment in 14 kindergartens from the city of Chişinău, Moldova, and analysed for lead by energy-dispersive X-ray florescence spectrometry. Lead was detected in 135 out of 165 samples and concentrations were above 90 mg kg^- 1, an internationally-recognised reference value, in 128 cases. Median and maximum concentrations were, respectively, 1414 mg kg^- 1 and 71,580 mg kg^- 1 in interior paints, and 2959 mg kg^- 1 and 100,175 mg kg^- 1 in exterior paints. Concentrations of lead were correlated w

SUBMITTER: Filella M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12749915 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature